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Ireland Unemployment Rate 1980s

Name: Ireland Unemployment Rate 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

18.18% decade average (1980-1989)

Ireland's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 17.70% (1985) to 18.80% (1987), averaging 18.18% over 5 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1985	17.70%	–	52nd
1986	18.10%	+0.40pp	54th
1987	18.80%	+0.70pp	57th
1988	18.40%	−0.40pp	58th
1989	17.90%	−0.50pp	61st